2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	10–11 (5–5 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Alex Fain; Blake Gray; Andrew Steele; Stefan King; Miloš Babić;
Home arena	Eblen Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Morehead State	9	–	3	.750	14	–	9	.609
SIU Edwardsville	9	–	4	.692	16	–	8	.667
Little Rock	8	–	4	.667	14	–	9	.609
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	4	.667	13	–	10	.565
Tennessee Tech	7	–	5	.583	12	–	11	.522
Tennessee State	6	–	6	.500	10	–	13	.435
Lindenwood*	5	–	7	.417	10	–	13	.435
UT Martin	5	–	7	.417	9	–	14	.391
Southern Indiana*	4	–	8	.333	9	–	13	.409
Eastern Illinois	4	–	9	.308	8	–	16	.333
Western Illinois	2	–	10	.167	8	–	15	.348
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 OVC tournament winner As of February 4, 2025

The 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Tennessee Technological University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach John Pelphrey, play their home games at the Eblen Center located in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish tied for eighth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Roster

2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Daniel Egbuniwe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Memphis, TN
G	1	Mekhi Cameron	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, GA
G	2	Kyle Layton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	McKinney, TX
G	3	Jaylon Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Houston, TX
G	4	Ray Glasgow	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	The Bronx, NY
F	5	Rodney Jr. Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Bryan, TX
F	7	JuJuan Nicholls	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Scranton, PA
F	8	Ola Ajiboye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
G	10	Grant Slatten	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Sparta, TN
G	11	Grant Strong	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Celina, TN
G	12	Matthew Sells	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Rickman, TN
F	15	Rylee Samons	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Pikeville, KY
G	30	Colin Ayers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Hilham, TN
G	33	Bogdan Zimonjic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Belgrade, Serbia
C	34	David Craig	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Johannesburg, South Africa
G	40	Josh Heard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cookeville, TN

Head coach

John Pelphrey (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Alex Fain (Alabama)
Blake Gray (Alabama)
Andrew Steele (Alabama)
Stefan King (Troy)
Miloš Babić (Tennessee Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	Austin Peay Charity Exhibition	L 80–90	–	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
October 29, 2024* 7:30 p.m.^[2]	Oakland City	W 100–56	–	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Georgia	L 78–83	0–1	Stegeman Coliseum (6,193) Athens, GA
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryan	W 89–74	1–1	Eblen Center (639) Cookeville, TN
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	West Georgia	W 76–73	2–1	Eblen Center (716) Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024* 2:30 p.m.	vs. VMI Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division semifinals	W 72–71	3–1	Colonial Hall (508) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 16, 2024* 2:30 p.m.	vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division championship	L 58–83	3–2	Colonial Hall (218) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UCF Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game	L 69–80	3–3	Addition Financial Arena (7,522) Orlando, FL
November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Presbyterian	W 90–75	4–3	Eblen Center (642) Cookeville, TN
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at Vanderbilt	L 56–87	4–4	Memorial Gymnasium (6,068) Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Alabama	L 59–82	4–5	CB&S Bank Arena (1,537) Florence, AL
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at West Georgia	L 73–78	4–6	The Coliseum (872) Carrollton, GA
December 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Illinois	L 68–71	4–7 (0–1)	Western Hall (746) Macomb, IL
December 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Lindenwood	W 79–73	5–7 (1–1)	Hyland Performance Arena (676) St. Charles, MO
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Milligan	W 95–75	6–7	Eblen Center (702) Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Indiana	W 68–64	7–7 (2–1)	Eblen Center (1,296) Cookeville, TN
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Morehead State	W 74–55	8–7 (3–1)	Eblen Center (1,263) Cookeville, TN
January 9, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	W 69–64	9–7 (4–1)	Lantz Arena (911) Charleston, IL
January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville	L 59–67	9–8 (4–2)	First Community Arena (1,505) Edwardsville, IL
January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State	L 70–77	9–9 (4–3)	Eblen Center (1,445) Cookeville, TN
January 18, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock	L 71–77	9–10 (4–4)	Eblen Center (1,151) Cookeville, TN
January 23, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tennessee State	L 77–89	9–11 (4–5)	Gentry Complex (1,522) Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Martin	W 89–85 ^OT	10–11 (5–5)	Skyhawk Arena (1,703) Martin, TN
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Indiana			Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN
February 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Illinois			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 15, 2025 3:45 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
February 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Martin			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tennessee State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Western Illinois			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lindenwood			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
^ "Late surge falls short for Tech in charity exhibition tilt with Austin Peay". October 22, 2024. The Golden Eagles will get one more tune-up [...], playing host to Oakland City next Tuesday in an exhibition tilt at 7:30 p.m. CT.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[2] "Late surge falls short for Tech in charity exhibition tilt with Austin Peay". October 22, 2024. The Golden Eagles will get one more tune-up [...], playing host to Oakland City next Tuesday in an exhibition tilt at 7:30 p.m. CT.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[4] "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

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